Hah... Well, for all of 10 minutes Operator 500 in Hawaii boomed into my Texas "dead" zone - and then he was gone. 
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11 meter is very quiet?
- Thread starter Tweetybird
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Had an opening NC to Texas around noon. Lasted about 15 minutes. Three guys talking local, showing up to s9 with no fading at all. Wasn't sure it was DX at first...noise level was very low, and 6,11, 19 were absolutely silent. Had a brief QSO, and then they were gone. Heard a couple SA stations late in afternoon, but very weak.
More often than not, when AM is dead here in central Texas, 24, 32, and couple more have skip out of Mexico, I don't speak Spanish but it's interesting, my radio has been off, I run the channels in the mobile, nothing, even on 6 and 28, staying on 19 till solar cycle turns
If you’re getting pounded with Spanish speakers you can likely work the Central and/or South America on on SSB, where you have a better chance of running into an English speaker.
I worked 004 out of Trinidad early this afternoon just after I heard 0737 trying to call him. 004 was doing about 2 S units to me fading in and out. It was rough and tough for skip conditions out there. I turned the radio back on around 4pm central and heard nothing....it was dead. I've been getting pounded with rain from "OLGA" that post-tropical cyclone in the Gulf.
0737 is one my fav voices on the air. He always says hello, to my weak signal, he is very positive voice on the air. A true gentleman of radio.
S.America was really coming in to the Bam this morning. Spoke to Andy, one-seven in Trinidad. Spoke to a couple of gents in Grenada and a couple in the Bahamas. Signals were not really strong, but enough to have a QSO. Talked with "Doc Holiday" in NC and SOB#1 around Austin Tx. Then it all went quiet for me
S&W357
$upporting Member KO4RJD....WDX-556
Lots of DX in NC this morning. Did I talk to any of you guys on SSB ?
Oklahoma: 5180 Justin, 210, 523, 2112, DT140
Texas: 356 Dallas, 248 Charlie, 214
Louisiana: 3827
Florida: 2755
Arkansas: Farmer Brown
Mississippi: 605 Ray
Tennessee: OL-261 Bud
Oklahoma: 5180 Justin, 210, 523, 2112, DT140
Texas: 356 Dallas, 248 Charlie, 214
Louisiana: 3827
Florida: 2755
Arkansas: Farmer Brown
Mississippi: 605 Ray
Tennessee: OL-261 Bud
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It's a rollin' here. Talking from S.America to Canada and from Texas to N.Carolina
Hi Spoke to you today on the band ( Ocean One Cape Hatteras NC), nice while it lasted, 73's
AWESOME !! What is your unit number so I can mark you in my log book as a member on our site
S&W357
$upporting Member KO4RJD....WDX-556
Perhaps today will be another good DX day. Hopefully conditions won't be too ratty.
The Comanche. Man, that brings back sweet memories. It's in great shape, S&W357 !
I hope your right about today being another good day for skip. I already heard Texas in there at 7AM this morning. I need to go and pick up more radios, shortly, and won't be back home until around 11-11:30AM. Maybe I can talk to another member from the site
I hope your right about today being another good day for skip. I already heard Texas in there at 7AM this morning. I need to go and pick up more radios, shortly, and won't be back home until around 11-11:30AM. Maybe I can talk to another member from the site
I hear a little noise on 27.025 this morning, but that’s about it. Only had a minute to play with the radio yesterday...responded to a Texas truck driver’s CQ, and had 3 or 4 other folks all over the top of him. I guess I’m too nice, I try not to do that. Lol.